On September 10, 2020, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the CFTC) issued a new guidance memorandum outlining factors that the Division of Enforcement (the division) will consider when evaluating compliance programs...more
On July 16, 2020, Essentra FZE Co. Ltd., a manufacturer of components for cigarettes located in the United Arab Emirates, agreed to a settlement with the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control...more
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Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
On May 9, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a new, non-binding policy that aims to curtail the “piling on” of corporate penalties by different government authorities to punish the same wrongdoing. The policy...more